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Patented Jan. 8, 1929.

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JOHN R. RLIN, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE BIKE FOLDING BOX COMPANY,

OF'DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORTION OF OHO.

Original application filed July 26, 1926, Serial No. 124,929. Divided and this application filed November My invention relates to garment bags and in particular to a self-opening garment bag and is a division of my application Serial No. 124,929 tiled July 26, 1926. V t

lt is the object of my invention to provide a self-opening garment bag which will stay in open condition for the insertion, of the garments. f

lt is a further' object of my invention to provide sucli self-opening mechanism which will also serve as a support for the garment hangers and will enable a plurality of such hangers and garmentstliereOn to be placed in the bag, thus increasing the capacity of the bag. Y Y I It is a further object of my invention to provide a novel foi-inv of clamp or means for clamping the opensides of the bag to form a tight enclosure.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the bag blank;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank;

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the bag in closed condition;

Figure l is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3; i

Figure 5 is a plan view of the new forni of clamp of my invention; l

Figure 6 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 7 is a perspective of the clip with the tape being removed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the blank is composed of a series of rectangular sections for the front panel, designated 1, 2, 3 and Ll. An upper overlapping flap 5 is Y provided and a lower flap 6. A double folding flap consisting vof sections 7 and 8 is provided-on the free edge which is adjacent the mouth of the bag. Tlie'rear wall of the bag is formed into a series of rectangular sections 9, 10, 11 and 12 corresponding to the sections 1, 27 3, and 4l. Gn one-of these rear sections is mounted a plate of paper 13 Whichis saturated with a compound to prevent moths and other insects from disturbing the clothing in the bag. The free edge which is adjacent the side mouth of the bag is provided with a folding flap consisting of the sections 14C and 15 which cooperate with the sections 7 and 8 for closing the mouth of the bag.

On this flap there is located by tapes 16 the Serial No. 150,349.

clamps 17 which clamp the folds along the mouth of the bag to seal the bag. 1 It is genf erally preferable to have one of these clamps to each one ofthe panels as the bag folds along the line 18 which separate the respective panels.

The reason for-the folding of the bag in ythis particular fashion will be hereinafter eX- leg 21 and is upt-urned at its end, as at 23, so

that that end will overlap the folded end 24; of the folded edges ofthe bag.

This extreme end is also provided with a wedge-shaped slot, 25 terminating in an eye 26 in which is located the supporting tape 16.'

This particular form of eye Ais such that they relatively broad tape cannot` pass out through the narrow exit opening from 'the eye 26 to the wedge-shaped slot 25 unless the tape has been especially manipulated so that there is no possibility Vof the clips falling oft' of the bag when once mounted. Y

o demount the clips from the tapes it necessary to place a portion of the tape in the wedge-shaped slide and then movethe tape into the eye pulling the end of the tape through the eye and out of the clip; in Figure 7. f

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure 'by Letters Patent, is :--L

- A new article of manufacture for use as .a clamping c lipon a garment bag consisting of a U-shapedvspring member having one arm forming an arcuate inwardly extending overlapping portion-having an eye `and wedgeshaped opening communicating therewith with its narrowest portion at lthe eye being adapted to receive a supporting tape through -said opening and in said eye. l

In testimony whereof, l affix my signature.

JOHN R. KLIN.

over which the clamp is slipped.

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